Multi-Agent Collaboration for PrSTL Specifications With Temporal Collective Counting Operators

  • Yicheng Quan
  • , Yan Yang
  • , Zhijie Liu
  • , Zhongjiao Shi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We address the collaborative path planning problem for multi-agent systems with heterogeneous capabilities, subject to uncertainty and operating under complex task specifications. Conventional Probabilistic Signal Temporal Logic (PrSTL) frameworks exhibit significant limitations in describing multi-agent collaborative tasks with temporally cumulative properties. To address this challenge, we extend the PrSTL framework by introducing a Temporal Collective Counting Operator to characterize such spatio-temporal specifications. We then formulate the multi-agent collaborative planning problem under dynamics uncertainty as a Mixed-Integer Second-Order Cone Program. This formulation leverages PrSTL to specify tasks with cumulative temporal properties, while employing Polynomial Chaos Expansion to propagate uncertainty. Finally, we propose a constraint relaxation mechanism to address the conservatism introduced by formula transformations and probabilistic constraints' approximation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1074-1081
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2026
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Formal methods in robotics and automation
  • path planning for multiple mobile robots or agents
  • planning under uncertainty

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